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<\/a>Volunteers also built 28 playhouses that went to children in HFH partner families, military children, and other children in need. HFH partners with organizations such as the San Diego Military Family Collaborative, the Escondido Community Child Development Center, The Children\u2019s Initiative, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego to distribute the playhouses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to work in the corporate world, but I love Habitat\u2019s mission,\u201d said Delinda Fugere, who serves on the ReStore staff. \u201cIt\u2019s giving back instead of being greedy on the other end.\u201d<\/p>\n
HFH brings together hard working volunteers and knowledgeable contractors to complete the labor intensive process of home building. Even the new homeowners have to put in \u201csweat equity\u201d \u2013 250 hours of volunteer work per adult applicant, along with being an active part of the homeowners\u2019 association.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love that at Habitat for Humanity, you\u2019re really helping people who want to better their lives,\u201d Bill Yaussy said.<\/p>\n
Yaussy has been a volunteer with HFH for three years, since he served jury duty with someone who also volunteered. He originally started working on a \u201cHome of the Brave,\u201d a new housing unit for veterans in Lakeside, and now works in the ReStore. He is one of 8,229 volunteers who over the course of a year donated their time through construction sites, the office or the ReStore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe could not function without our volunteers,\u201d ReStore director John Stockman said. \u201cVolunteers help us in every part of what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n What is ReStore?<\/strong><\/p>\n What\u2019s the ReStore? It\u2019s like a consignment store for anything home improvement-related. Tools, flooring, doors, screws, toilets, lamps, appliances \u2013 if it has to do with building or filling a home, the ReStore probably has it. In 2015, ReStore diverted over 39 tons of reusable material from ending up in the landfill to being used for another purpose.<\/p>\n Items come from stores like Lowes and The Home Depot, contractor scraps, home deconstruction and people moving or switching out their interiors. Tiling and windows go fast. ReStore volunteers will pick up items free of charge \u2014 and they have seen the gamut of donations. Yaussy just recently helped bring in a baby grand piano.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a lot more than just building stuff,\u201d Kramer said, sitting in an office furnished by ReStore donations. She\u2019s seen stained glass windows, crepe myrtle and antiques come through the ReStore doors.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s treasure in the ReStore \u2014 you never know what you\u2019re going to find,\u201d Stockman said.<\/p>\n Stockman points out that the ReStore does have a quality criteria for the products that go in the store. Shoppers can expect everything on the shelves or floor to be in good condition.<\/p>\n What won\u2019t happen is items from the ReStore ending up in a HFH new home. Everything that goes into a home the organization is building is brand new. Funding from the ReStore helps purchase product and pay administrative and other costs.<\/p>\n The ReStore grossed $1.4 million in sales last year \u2014 43 percent of all funds raised for HFH. Stockman said San Diego\u2019s goal is to be able to fund themselves self-sufficiently, so all of the donations can go directly into the homes being built or repaired. With that in mind, HFH is looking to open five to six new ReStore locations in the next seven years.<\/p>\n \u201cWe make sure they get a warm handshake with someone who can help,\u201d Stockman said.<\/p>\n HFH is continually seeking ReStore donations, monetary donations, and volunteers. Learn more or get involved by calling 619-516-5267 or visiting sdhfh.org<\/a>. ReStore is located at 10222 San Diego Mission Road in the Grantville and is open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n \u2014La escritora independiente Joyell Nevins puede ser contactada en <\/em>joyell@gmail.com<\/em><\/a>. Tambi\u00e9n puedes seguir su blog Small World, Big God en swblog.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Joyell Nevins \u201cSmall but mighty\u201d is the unofficial motto for San Diego Habitat for Humanity (HFH). The staff and office, which is located in Grantville, may be small, but their volunteers and heart make big things happen. \u201cIt\u2019s a good karma circle,\u201d Patty Kramer, who works in administration, said of the people and groups […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":826,"featured_media":229087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11558","_seopress_titles_title":"Home improvement shopping for humanity","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11558],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-mission-times-courier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/826"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a><\/a>Although HFH has a specific mission and does not have the resources to help every person who walks through their doors, they don\u2019t send anyone away empty handed. The organization has a myriad of connections to assist those in need. Last year, HFH connected 300 people with counseling and other supportive services of partner organizations.<\/p>\n